Villere's Radical Movement

In Jackson’s mind, he expected the Indians to thrive as they did in their current home, except there would be no white men. Three chiefs, each one from the Chippewa, Potawatomi, and Ottawa tribes, came forward to the White House and told about their suffering. They said they were promised land as fertile as Illinois, but received land that a snake couldn’t live on. They could not live in the prairie when they were from the woods. Thousands of Indian people suffered because Jackson heard what they said

Just about any country that one can name has some history of civil unrest, class issues, rioting in the streets, and outright warfare. These patterns of behavior are common denominators for most civilization in the world. The names, faces, and places may change, but the motivations are generally the same, because of the need for change and the willingness to do whatever is necessary to achieve it. In contrast to the United States, which was in the process of freeing itself from British colonial rule, France was working to free itself from royal absolutism. This period is historically known as the French Revolution. Many scholars do not agree on the chronology of the French Revolution; some scholars suggest that the Revolution took place between 1789 to 1799 while others feel that it did not end until Napoleon lost power in 1815. To better understand the history of the French Revolution it is necessary to discuss the causes, major events, significant figures, and the outcomes associated with these political developments. Without this uprising, that changed the face of the entire country and influenced local political life in many countries in Europe, in all likelihood the France we know today would never have existed.

After the War of 1812 Andrew Jackson would invade Spanish Florida in pursuit of Seminole Indians that were thought to be attacking and stealing from Georgia settlers. Jackson’s orders were not to invade Spanish Florida, but to stop the Indian attacks. Jackson did not listen to the orders and invaded Florida capturing the Spanish posts at St Marks and Pensacola. Spain would ultimately give up, and offer to sell Florida to the United States in the Adams–Onís Treaty in 1821.

Before the French Revolution began, people were openly expressing their dissatisfaction with French society through written means. The discontent comes from many areas, but a large focus comes from the nobility. Voltaire, Candide, or Optimism, Isabelle de Charrière, The Nobleman (1763), and Nicolas Toussaint le Moyne des Essarts, The Noailles Affair (1786), gives a clear representation of how the nobility is viewed in the second half of the eighteenth century. Writers represented most of French nobility as mainly being only concerned about their family heritage and luxurious privileges, which greatly corresponds with reality as can be seen in William Doyle’s The Oxford History of the French Revolution.

Jackson not only menaced the Native American community, but defied the nation he served. On several occasions, Andrew Jackson acted rebellious to United States laws and orders. In 1813, Jackson disregarded Article IX of the treaty of Ghent , which demanded the return of Creek territory acquired in the treaty of Fort Jackson 2. Andrew Jackson, a general at the time, existed in no position to dismiss treaties that the U.S. claimed as “laws of the land”. Fueled with the American hatred toward Native Americans, Jackson stubbornly refused to acknowledge Creek ownership of any land. Jackson 's unruly attitude brought him close to making hazardous international mistakes. Believing British officers were assisting local natives, Jackson “without any specific orders” invaded Spanish Florida and killed every Spanish-British officer at a central military fort 1. His actions angered President Monroe because Jackson created tension between the U.S. and Western Europe . Exhibiting disobedience to his superiors, Jackson 's actions served as a precursor to his oppressive authority.

“Maîtres chez nous” or in English “Masters of our own house”. These words spoken by Premier Jean Lesage caused an uproar in Quebec by giving the citizens a sense of confidence they had never felt before. Jean Lesage played a crucial role in the modernization of Quebec in a short period of time after recuperating the province from the “Great Darkness”. While the rest of Canada was undergoing innovation, Quebec fell behind due to Maurice Duplessis. After the death of Duplessis, Lesage ran for Premier and was elected in 1960. He promised to improve Quebec through social, economic and cultural changes and proved so by creating programs and replacing others. One of Lesage’s accomplishments to modernize Quebec was being able to subside the Catholic Church’s role and replace it with a more commanding provincial government role. Another achievement of Lesage’s to rejuvenate Quebec was nationalizing private electricity companies which allowed workers to speak French entirely, guaranteed the Quebec economy benefits, and adjusted wages. Finally, the Quiet Revolution allowed the rest of Canada to hear the nationalist views of Quebecers after the FLQ terrorist group terrorized several mailboxes, kidnapped James Cross and killed Pierre Laporte.

these decisions. Jackson was and always will be an Indian fighter. I think he just liked pushing around the Indians because he knew that whatever resistance they had was no match for the U.S. army.

Jackson completely ignored the fact that most Americans supported the Bank and went through all the trouble to shut it down just to prove his power. Jackson also used the military as a threat to citizens. The people of South Carolina didn’t like what Jackson was doing, and they threatened to secede and also didn’t pay their taxes, so Jackson sent the Navy and Army into South Carolina to force them to pay their taxes. (Document 7). While citizens should pay their taxes, the military is to protect your country, not scare your people.

Jacksonian's saw themselves as promoting "individual liberty" but brought with them the exact opposite. Very simply "you cannot remain where you now are" (Doc. F) stands in defiance against liberty by promoting the removal of a certain population, the natives in this case, and relocating them. On the standpoint of agreeing with them on individual liberty, a person can't find any justification for removal without infringing on the strict bases of liberty. To add insult to injury Doc. G depicts the Trail of Tears when the Indians had to make their dangerous relocation. However, this wasn't even allowed to happen by the Supreme Court but Jackson advanced on anyways delivering the message of basically try and stop me. With not only the betrayal of the Indians but also the Supreme Court the Jacksonian's stepped on both the Constitution and

This was also an example of how special-interest groups achieved their goals in democratic politics by logrolling, or a process of trading votes through legislative bargaining, just another way Jacksonians failed to protect or respect political democracy in the United States. When it comes to protecting individual liberties, Jacksonians did a somewhat adequate job with the average white male but, once again, overlooked the other races. As aforementioned, Jacksonians were quite racists, especially when it came to Indians. They wanted the quick, immediate relocation of all Indians occupying eastern lands to west of the Mississippi River. When states began moving Indians themselves, Jackson endorsed their actions because he felt Indians

Jackson wanted the west side of Mississippi and he was going to do it even by force if he had to

This time period is one of America’s darkest time and there are ways to do it other than send innocent Natives on a burdensome trail and essentially to their graves. This is significant because it shows a lot about Jackson’s character. It shows he is strong willed and violent and will do anything for himself. He will ignore authority and morals in order to achieve his personal goal. He shows no mercy and does not care about how many Natives died, only that they will get out of his way.

He was born in South Carolina, the son of Irish immigrants, and became an orphan by the age of fourteen. While serving in the Revolutionary War, he was caught by British soldiers and struck with a sword by an officer, leaving a scar that would last a lifetime. Almost forty years later when running for President, Jackson emphasized putting the ideals of the average American person (like himself) first. Consequently, when the charter for the Bank of the United States (BUS), had to be renewed, Jackson was not eager to proceed. The charter allowed the bank to stay in business. Jackson believed that the bank only loaned money to the wealthy therefore neglecting poorer farmers. Congress passed the law for the charter and Jackson vetoed it, meaning he rejected the law and did not want to enforce it. Jackson claimed that he vetoed the law because it was "unconstitutional". In a workbook chapter titled, "The Age of Jackson", an excerpt states, "President Jackson disliked the bank...He felt that the bank's policies favored the wealthy people and hurt the average person...He vetoed Congresses renewal of the bank charter...He said the

Claiming his first Victory, he had defeated the Creek Indians who were allied with the British Militia. Yet, Jackson and his troops were dangerously low on supplies. Year 1813 was when Jackson and his troops had slaughtered the Creek Indians headquarters, but Jackson was too late to save the historical disasters upon Washington D.C and the burning of the White House. Later, on January 8, 1815, “[Jackson] led the American army to the most surprising victory of its century” against the British Militia. When retired, Jackson found a plantation near Alabama called the Hermitage.

Throughout years many of President Jackson’s followers caused great deals of problems towards domestic problems. They were always trying to implement problems so that President Jackson could solve them. For example, the Indian Removal act, force all of the Native Americans that once lived on the land own by white men. They were forced to move west of the Mississippi river were the land wasn’t all that good. All the Indian were furious that they were being kicked out of their home land, many American were also protesting because it wasn’t right. This later on became known today as the “Trails of Tears”.